Every child matters.

From Identifying and Maintaining Contact with Children Missing or At Risk of Going Missing from Education

There are also other circumstances by which a child could go missing. Most cases are relatively minor whereby the child returns home quickly or is not believed to be in any serious danger even if they are found or do not return. However, there are cases more serious, particularly where children are concerned, including where a child may become a victim of crime, such as being abducted by his/her parent, abduction by a stranger or abduction by a stranger that later results in homicide. It is therefore essential that when a child goes missing from education, that these cases are approached in a sensitive manner.

Runs over page 4-5.

I don’t understand. I thought we were talking about children ‘missing from education’. How did we suddenly drift to children missing (as in I can’t remember where I put it)? And if a child is at risk of abduction and homicide why are we approaching these cases in a sensitive manner? Surely these are the cases we should be approaching in an urgent manner?

And don’t you just love the occasional nods to Education Otherwise in there. Distinct lack of consistency of approach mind.

Before we worry about children missing education, we ought to worry about the adults who missed out who are producing such ill thought out documents.

My head hurts. I’m going to bed.